MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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